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the fact of the matter is i have been working to bring down the deficit for years. it is very important we do it for the very reason that was stated about national security. let's examine the facts. my number one, too, and three priorities are creating jobs in the state of nevada. we help small businesses, make nevada the energy jobs capital of the united states, we create good paying jobs right here in the state of nevada, help our tourism industry create good paying jobs. my opponent does not do anything for middle income families. he does nothing to get people back to work. i am fighting day and night to make sure we get good paying jobs, that we keep people in their homes, that we protect medicare and social security. my opponent is voting for budget after budget that takes away and balances our budget on the backs of our senior citizens and our veterans. >> thank you. our next question is directed at senator heller. >> into 2011, you voted twice, once as a congressman and once at a senator, for a plan that would change the medicare program. could you explain yo
the fact of the matter is i have been working to bring down the deficit for years. it is very important we do it for the very reason that was stated about national security. let's examine the facts. my number one, too, and three priorities are creating jobs in the state of nevada. we help small businesses, make nevada the energy jobs capital of the united states, we create good paying jobs right here in the state of nevada, help our tourism industry create good paying jobs. my opponent does not...
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however, the cbo projects that under a possible such a policy assumptions the deficit could still be greater than 4% of gdp in 2018, assuming the economy has returned to its potential by then. moreover, under the protection, the deficit and the ratio of federal debt to gdp would subsequently returned to an upward trend. we should all understand that long-term projections of ever increasing deficits will never accept underpass because the willingness of lenders to continue to fund the government can only be sustained by a responsible fiscal plans and actions. a credible framework to set a better fiscal policy, one in which the ratio of federal debt to gdp eventually stabilizes or declines, is urgently needed to maintain stability. even as policy-makers address the urgent issue of longer run out stability, they should not ignore a second key objective, to avoid unnecessarily adding to the head winds that are already holding back the economic recovery. fortunately, these objectives are compatible and mutually reinforcing. preventing a sudden and severe contraction in fiscal policy early
however, the cbo projects that under a possible such a policy assumptions the deficit could still be greater than 4% of gdp in 2018, assuming the economy has returned to its potential by then. moreover, under the protection, the deficit and the ratio of federal debt to gdp would subsequently returned to an upward trend. we should all understand that long-term projections of ever increasing deficits will never accept underpass because the willingness of lenders to continue to fund the government...
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his deficit reduction plan adds to the deficit. everybody here has heard of the new deal. you have heard of the fair deal. you have heard of the square deal. mitt romney's trying to sell you a sketchy deal. >> watch and engage monday as the president and mitt romney meet in their final debate, from boca raton, florida. the previous starts at 7:00 p.m., followed by the debate at 9:00 p.m. and you're reaction. live on c-span, c-span radio, and online at c-span.org. >> there is a movie theater i write about. i had gone to visit it. it has been there since 1947. and it showed films from all over the world from the united states, from england, from india. to me, it symbolized the resilience of the country and the openness of the country in spite of all violence and trouble people have suffered over the last decades in pakistan. and during one of the protests against a video that insulted the prophet muhammed, during one of those protests, people turned against the movie theaters and burned them. i do not really see that as a protest against the west. i do not see that as a prot
his deficit reduction plan adds to the deficit. everybody here has heard of the new deal. you have heard of the fair deal. you have heard of the square deal. mitt romney's trying to sell you a sketchy deal. >> watch and engage monday as the president and mitt romney meet in their final debate, from boca raton, florida. the previous starts at 7:00 p.m., followed by the debate at 9:00 p.m. and you're reaction. live on c-span, c-span radio, and online at c-span.org. >> there is a movie...
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he was an influential member on a balanced budget and deficit issues. he did not run for reelection in 1992. several years later while speaking about his public service, he said he had no regrets about not seeking another term. >> the question is does my retiring reflect a feeling of pessimism. not necessarily, but i have served this country and a variety of ways. 4677 years, when i met my deputy. private practice, i ran for the senate. i know 25 years of my life was in public service. although i know i look 45, i am a little bit older. i decided there were some other things i wanted to do. i wanted to write. i wanted to do something as a private citizen. if there had been a two-year commitment, i would have done it. not after another six years, and i have never regretted it, and never looked back. do not misunderstand me. if you read my book, you will get it. i love my service. it meant a lot to me. it was hard to walk away from. there were other things i wanted to do. the easy thing would have been to run for reelection. >> in a few moments, defense s
he was an influential member on a balanced budget and deficit issues. he did not run for reelection in 1992. several years later while speaking about his public service, he said he had no regrets about not seeking another term. >> the question is does my retiring reflect a feeling of pessimism. not necessarily, but i have served this country and a variety of ways. 4677 years, when i met my deputy. private practice, i ran for the senate. i know 25 years of my life was in public service....
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budget deficit -- when i came in, there was a budget deficit. i closed it without raising taxes. [applause] finally, family income -- that also got better. in all those measures, he has a red arrow, i have a green arrow. on the right-hand side, if i am elected president, promises that i will get all those errors green again. -- my promise to you is that i will get all those arrows green again. [applause] the reason i took you through all that is that i know that in campaigns talk can be cheap. you can say anything. but results can be real expensive. look at this president -- he talked about a number of things he would do. i remember him speaking in front of the greek columns. you would not want to remind us of greece these days. [applause] [laughter] it got a lot of people excited. a lot of people said, if he can do those things, that will be terrific. those people are disappointed. i know he will be able to speak eloquently and describe all the great things he is doing and what he will do, but look at the results. it has been a disappointment. his policies have not worked. they
budget deficit -- when i came in, there was a budget deficit. i closed it without raising taxes. [applause] finally, family income -- that also got better. in all those measures, he has a red arrow, i have a green arrow. on the right-hand side, if i am elected president, promises that i will get all those errors green again. -- my promise to you is that i will get all those arrows green again. [applause] the reason i took you through all that is that i know that in campaigns talk can be cheap....
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his tepid -- deficit reduction plan and to the deficit. . adds to the deficit. everyone has heard of the new deal, the fair deal, the square deal -- mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. we are not buying it. >> watch and engage monday as president obama and romney meet in their final debate from lynn university in boca raton, florida. the debate at 9:00 and your reaction at 10:30, online at c- span.org and on c-span and c- span radio. >> writing about an instant city -- i have been there to visit it. it has been there since 1947. it showed films from all over the world, the united states, england, india -- and to me it symbolized the resilience of a country and the openness of the country despite all the violence and trouble people have suffered over the last many decades in pakistan. during one of the protests against a video that insulted duringphet muhammad, one of the protests people turned against the movie theaters and burned them. i do not see that as a protest against the west. i do not see that as a protest against the united states, even t
his tepid -- deficit reduction plan and to the deficit. . adds to the deficit. everyone has heard of the new deal, the fair deal, the square deal -- mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. we are not buying it. >> watch and engage monday as president obama and romney meet in their final debate from lynn university in boca raton, florida. the debate at 9:00 and your reaction at 10:30, online at c- span.org and on c-span and c- span radio. >> writing about an instant city --...
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one is the last time you heard the word deficit in the media? we are going to be tackling these questions tonight. get your questions ready. i would love to hear your opinion about what you think is the most effective strategy. that is the main question we are asking. i would like to introduce the panel. rocky anderson is the former mayor of salt lake city. [applause] margaret flowers is from the d physicians for a national health care program. she is also an organizer with occupied d.c. tom gallagher is a former massachusetts state rip. -- representative. dave welsh is a member of the labor council an founding member of the u.s. labor against the war. [applause] so we are going to start with opening remarks. we will get on to our discussion and the q&a. >> thank you very much. i appreciate the invitation. is great to be here in your fare city today. i want to emphasize -- i know we want to talk about where we go from here. it is so absolutely crucial -- i think especially for young people to realize this is not normal. this is not just the way
one is the last time you heard the word deficit in the media? we are going to be tackling these questions tonight. get your questions ready. i would love to hear your opinion about what you think is the most effective strategy. that is the main question we are asking. i would like to introduce the panel. rocky anderson is the former mayor of salt lake city. [applause] margaret flowers is from the d physicians for a national health care program. she is also an organizer with occupied d.c. tom...
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and a deficit of leadership and results. you know the problem. unemployment, over 8% for 42 straight month. the national debt, and moral, at $16 trillion and growing. new business start-ups at the lowest level in 30 years. and now, the epa is the employment prevention agency. [applause] these times call for new leadership. to get this great country out of debt and back to work. and the choice is very clear. the status quo of the entitlement society versus a dynamic change an opportunity society. that is what we need in america. we need a president who will say to a small businesswoman, congratulations. we applaud your success. you did make that happen. you did build that in america. big government did not build america. yugo america. small businesses do not come out of washington, d.c. pre- made on flatbed trucks. that coffeeshops, that florist, that bakery, they were all built by american entrepreneurs with big dreams, not a big spending government with a wide open wallet full of other people's money. it is remarkable in 236 years of the america
and a deficit of leadership and results. you know the problem. unemployment, over 8% for 42 straight month. the national debt, and moral, at $16 trillion and growing. new business start-ups at the lowest level in 30 years. and now, the epa is the employment prevention agency. [applause] these times call for new leadership. to get this great country out of debt and back to work. and the choice is very clear. the status quo of the entitlement society versus a dynamic change an opportunity...
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and i think it is -- our deficit is decrease because of it. can you tell us about that? who gets taxed? who pays for it? >> president obama plaze -- laid out the number one principle in this bill, that there should not increase the deficit. tomake this wawork, we had spend about $1 trillion. we had to raise revenue to reduce spending. first, it cuts private health insurance that injured the medicare population -- that insured the medicare population. but we were paying $1.17 for medicare insurance. we raise about $300 billion by reducing reimbursement to hospitals that treat medicare patients. about half of it was costs and spending, but half of it was also increasing revenues. those come from two sources. one is the sectors that operate on this bill. there's the pharmaceutical sector, the medical device sector, the insurance sector, they will all pay new excise tax. the second is the new tax on the wealthiest americans, an increase in the medicare payroll tax for families above $250,000. >> he mentioned the pharmaceutical industry, health insurance -- you mentioned the
and i think it is -- our deficit is decrease because of it. can you tell us about that? who gets taxed? who pays for it? >> president obama plaze -- laid out the number one principle in this bill, that there should not increase the deficit. tomake this wawork, we had spend about $1 trillion. we had to raise revenue to reduce spending. first, it cuts private health insurance that injured the medicare population -- that insured the medicare population. but we were paying $1.17 for medicare...
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house was $600 billion in deficit. i have the courage to submit a balanced budget if i'm elected president right after i'm inaugurated. secondly, i am for jobs and america for american citizens first, and the only candidate that has called for a near complete moritorium on green card admissions to the united states until unemployment is under 5%. unemployment is so high in this country. [applause] secondly, third, we -- >> running low on time. >> we need the super p.a.c.s and political action committees, that would be one of the things to open up our country for greater process and greater voice by the people, and finally, we need term limits. it is time to do the best job in congress instead of the election and fund raiser. >> now an opening statement from governor johnson. >> the country is in really deep trouble. we should not bomb iran. [applause] we should end the war in afghanistan tomorrow. bring the troops home tomorrow. [cheers and applause] marriage equality is a constitutionally guaranteed right on par with
house was $600 billion in deficit. i have the courage to submit a balanced budget if i'm elected president right after i'm inaugurated. secondly, i am for jobs and america for american citizens first, and the only candidate that has called for a near complete moritorium on green card admissions to the united states until unemployment is under 5%. unemployment is so high in this country. [applause] secondly, third, we -- >> running low on time. >> we need the super p.a.c.s and...
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we had a billion and a half dollar deficit. it is gone. [applause] we had the dumbest tax in the united states, the michigan business tax, and it is gone. [applause] it was a job killer, and to put it in perspective the preliminary analysis of the tax foundation that came out last week they put us from 49th in corporate taxation to seventh of the states. [applause] during this process we recognize that it is not just about balancing a budget. it is about paying down long- term liability about financial responsibility. we need common sense in this state just like we need our family. we started -- need it in our family. we started paying down long-term liabilities last year and that liability will not face our children anymore and we are not stopping. [applause] and you are not here to hear me today, but i could go on. [laughter] we have done unemployment reform workers' comp reform, all of these reforms with relentless action. no blame, move forward, and we are now a role model for the united states of what success is all about and what tea
we had a billion and a half dollar deficit. it is gone. [applause] we had the dumbest tax in the united states, the michigan business tax, and it is gone. [applause] it was a job killer, and to put it in perspective the preliminary analysis of the tax foundation that came out last week they put us from 49th in corporate taxation to seventh of the states. [applause] during this process we recognize that it is not just about balancing a budget. it is about paying down long- term liability about...
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any of these places -- again, if you could have the deficit. there is national standards for commissions that state would use to take it out of the legislative process. legislative process works for you. in terms of the public confidence in the system, let's take it all to state determined commissions that meet national standards in terms of the voting rights act. we are going to do really well. they would win 10 or 20 seats in redistricting. the republicans. with stiff competition. that was one of the most foolish statements. >> to quickly follow. in california and texas, assuming -- when you look at ohio, pennsylvania, tennessee, illinois, it is a culture of saving the seats that have now, not necessarily growing the majority. it is a good example of a place where they protected the incumbents that are there. democrats should be able to play more competitively in. >> illinois will be positive for the democrats. the republicans did a number -- they serve blocked and members would be running against each other in some cases. maybe they are of t
any of these places -- again, if you could have the deficit. there is national standards for commissions that state would use to take it out of the legislative process. legislative process works for you. in terms of the public confidence in the system, let's take it all to state determined commissions that meet national standards in terms of the voting rights act. we are going to do really well. they would win 10 or 20 seats in redistricting. the republicans. with stiff competition. that was...
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spending cuts are the result of the so-called super committees in the last year to come up with that deficit cutting plan. the deputy defense secretary, ashton carter, spoke and took questions this morning at the american enterprise institute after breaking -- after a brief introduction. >> welcome, everybody. my name is tom donnelly. i am the co-director of the maryland wear certainty for fraternity studies here at the american enterprise institute. i'll get off the stage as fast as i can because you have come to here dr. ashton carter, deputy secretary of defense, who we are very pleased to host today. it was secretary carter's idea that he come and talk to us. i just agreed immediately knowing the good thing when i saw it and i looked very much forward to his remarks. there was a little squip in "politico" this morning saying that dr. carter was going to vigorously defend the administration's defense plans. i don't know whether that was our leak or his leak, but i'm sure he's more than capable of doing that. when he's done, he's going to run his own meeting and we'll go directly to questi
spending cuts are the result of the so-called super committees in the last year to come up with that deficit cutting plan. the deputy defense secretary, ashton carter, spoke and took questions this morning at the american enterprise institute after breaking -- after a brief introduction. >> welcome, everybody. my name is tom donnelly. i am the co-director of the maryland wear certainty for fraternity studies here at the american enterprise institute. i'll get off the stage as fast as i...
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especially on the debt and the deficit, the president's proposal was more realistic and it would have less of a shock to the system in the country and lead -- in that it would balance spending cuts. we like is more balanced approach to energy. we are in favor of obamacare. the editorial board was in favor of a public option so it did not go far enough for us. on social issues, immigration reform, women's rights, birth control, the editorial board aligns more with the president's policies. that is where we came down. we said that the voters are being asked by both candidates to take a leap of faith. given what we know about the previous four years, we decided that it was going to be an easier but to go with the president for four more. host: how many times have you seen president obama, governor romney, or their surrogates in your state? guest: president obama has been here eight times this year, governor romney has been here 6. paul ryan may be eligible to vote, he's been here that much. joe biden has been here once. we have had a lot of its from michelle obama. we have seen plenty of
especially on the debt and the deficit, the president's proposal was more realistic and it would have less of a shock to the system in the country and lead -- in that it would balance spending cuts. we like is more balanced approach to energy. we are in favor of obamacare. the editorial board was in favor of a public option so it did not go far enough for us. on social issues, immigration reform, women's rights, birth control, the editorial board aligns more with the president's policies. that...